70.3% ▲ +16.7%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 60.2%
- 2016: 64.3%
- 2021: 70.3%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Merewether - The Junction · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Merewether - The Junction
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Far more residents hold high-level qualifications in Merewether - The Junction than in most similar areas. Over 40% of adults have a bachelor degree or higher, and 70.3% have finished Year 12. These figures have both climbed significantly since 2011, marking the area as a highly educated hub.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far above the national figure, with 70.3% of people finishing Year 12. This is 11 points higher than both the New South Wales and Australian averages, and the rate has risen by 10 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Merewether - The Junction, Year 12 is the majority at 73%; Year 10 is next at 17%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
A bachelor degree or higher is held by 40.4% of adults, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 27.8%. This level of qualification has grown by 11 points over the last decade.
40.4% ▲ +35.3%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 40.4%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Merewether - The Junction, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 43%, followed by Certificate III / IV (20%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of qualification are management and commerce at 19.9%, followed by health at 17.5% and engineering at 13.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
The area is home to six primary schools, which is more than 80% of similar areas. These schools have an average advantage score of 1,117, which is much higher than most areas.
6
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
2.47
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
37
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
1,805
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
301
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,117
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Merewether - The Junction
37 schools — 17,183 students, average ICSEA 1,092.
By sector: Government 25 · Catholic 10 · Independent 2
By type: Primary 25 · Secondary 9 · Combined 3
| Merewether Heights Public School, Merewether Heights | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 269 | 1,129 |
| Holy Family Primary School, Merewether Beach | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 198 | 1,132 |
| Merewether Public School, Merewether | Government | Primary | 1.1 km | 139 | 950 |
| The Junction Public School, Merewether | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 450 | 1,115 |
| Hamilton South Public School, Merewether | Government | Primary | 1.8 km | 362 | 1,139 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Merewether | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 387 | 1,141 |
| St Columba's Primary School, Adamstown | Catholic | Primary | 2.0 km | 168 | 1,107 |
| Adamstown Public School, Adamstown | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 439 | 1,078 |
| Merewether High School, Broadmeadow | Government | Secondary | 2.1 km | 1,080 | 1,206 |
| Newcastle High School, Hamilton | Government | Secondary | 2.3 km | 1,072 | 1,027 |
| St Francis Xavier's College, Hamilton | Catholic | Secondary | 2.5 km | 959 | 1,096 |
| Hamilton Public School, Hamilton | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 306 | 1,106 |
| Trinity Catholic College, Adamstown | Catholic | Secondary | 2.8 km | 849 | 1,090 |
| Novoschool, Newcastle West | Independent | Secondary | 2.9 km | 79 | 1,077 |
| Hunter School of Performing Arts, Broadmeadow | Government | Combined | 2.9 km | 1,094 | 1,085 |
| Belair Public School, Adamstown | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 409 | 1,103 |
| New Lambton South Public School, New Lambton | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 462 | 1,095 |
| St Laurence Flexible Learning Centre, Broadmeadow | Catholic | Secondary | 3.3 km | 47 | 869 |
| Kahibah Public School, Kahibah | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 291 | 1,076 |
| Kotara High School, Adamstown | Government | Secondary | 3.4 km | 1,130 | 1,066 |
| Hamilton North Public School, Broadmeadow | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 123 | 1,030 |
| St Therese's Primary School, New Lambton | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 543 | 1,100 |
| Newcastle East Public School, Newcastle | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 260 | 1,112 |
| Lambton High School, Lambton | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,176 | 1,057 |
| New Lambton Public School, New Lambton | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 538 | 1,108 |
| Newcastle Grammar School, The Hill | Independent | Combined | 4.0 km | 1,049 | 1,181 |
| Whitebridge High School, Whitebridge | Government | Secondary | 4.0 km | 915 | 1,022 |
| Islington Public School, Islington | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 159 | 1,090 |
| Kotara School, Kotara | Government | Combined | 4.0 km | 25 | 816 |
| St James' Primary School, Kotara South | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 334 | 1,104 |
| St Joseph's Primary School, Charlestown | Catholic | Primary | 4.4 km | 361 | 1,102 |
| Carrington Public School, Carrington | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 110 | 996 |
| Charlestown East Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 319 | 1,036 |
| Tighes Hill Public School, Tighes Hill | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 358 | 1,104 |
| Kotara South Public School, Kotara | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 309 | 1,069 |
| Charlestown Public School, Charlestown | Government | Primary | 4.7 km | 234 | 1,037 |
| St Peter's Primary School, Stockton | Catholic | Primary | 5.2 km | 180 | 1,053 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Merewether - The Junction [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111031228/merewether-the-junction/topic/education